Anthrax
Denmark, which hasn't pledged troops for Iraq, giving some vaccine
Published in Vaccine Weekly, February 12th, 2003
Surgeon Gen. Hans-Michael Jelsdorf, head of the Defense Health Service, said that soldiers being vaccinated were ones "who be could be considered in connection with an assignment in the Gulf area."
"We are talking about all kinds of soldiers - on land, at sea and in the air," he said, but didn't say how many. Denmark's military has 30,000 personnel.
The anthrax vaccine was added to the list of inoculations given to all Danish soldiers who serve abroad,...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2003-02-12)
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